Somalia

Attacks come after PM Barre addresses UNGA accusing Ethiopia of violating Somalia's territorial integrity

It is the deadliest attack in country since twin car bombs detonated near a busy market intersection in October 2022

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Bomb destroyed 10 cars and damaged several buildings nearby in a well-guarded area near Presidential Palace

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Emergency workers used bulldozers to clear the debris as they retrieved bodies

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“Most of the dead are civilians. They are women and children," deputy police commissioner of Hirshabelle State said

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, although the president blamed the Islamist group al Shabaab

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No group has yet claimed responsibility for attack in lower Shabelle region

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There is no immediate word on any fatalities

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Somalian government confirms at least 90 civilians, mostly students, have been injured in the explosion

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After the Somali militant insurgents also kidnapped three Kenyan police reservists on Friday

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Bombing is the latest in a recent string of blasts in capital Mogadishu

Al-Shabaab claims responsibility

Police surround Al-Shabaab fighter in a restaurant

Police say terrorists parked a vehicle loaded with explosives in the vicinity of the mall

Airstrike targeted al Shabaab fighters who had rammed into a military base near Jilib

Police sirens echo through the city and helicopter buzz overhead

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According to government officials, both civilians and members from the security forces were among casualties

Tourism is vital for Kenya’s economy but it suffered due to abductions and attacks by militant groups

'The death toll may rise because some people are still missing'

Somalia has been engulfed by violence and lawlessness since dictator Mohamed Siad Barre was toppled in early 1990s

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Somali ambassador pays gratitude to Pakistani soldier who lost their lives in the battle

Bombing occurred near the presidential palace while a second blast took place opposite the police building

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Somalia's al Shabaab has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed US commando and wounded four others

More than 500 American forces are partnering with Somali national security forces in counterterrorism operations

Gunmen appear to have evaded the compound's security guards and snuck the nurse out through a back entrance

Police said it appeared to have been detonated by remote control

Experts describe the bloated and largely ineffective Somali army as more a collection of clan militias

'We lost our animals. Where will I go back to?', says one herder

Local ambulance service said they had moved the bodies of 13 victims as well as 15 injured people

No group claimed responsibility, but the al Qaeda-aligned Shabaab militant group has been blamed

The operation occurs 200km northwest of the capital Mogadishu

The IS group in Somalia "presents more natural appeal to foreign terrorist fighters than Al-Shabaab", says report